To the end and back....

Faro de Gata

Imagine if you will that the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal) is a square, as I write this blog we are parked on the bottom right corner, the lighthouse Faro de Gata marks the corner of that square, it also marks the end of our journey away from home because it's time to turn and make the two thousand mile journey back home.

Nice topiary

We left La Azohia on Saturday to stay at a Camperstop near a town called Vera, it was situated in the middle of nowhere and we nearly gave up trying to find it when luckily we found it, we soon hooked up and had the washing machine running in no time at all. We stayed for two nights to catch up with the washing and wifi etc but didn't particularly like the place as it was noisy with a shooting range close by, twelve-bore target practice echoing around the valley was not conducive to relaxation!  But it was convenient and we had a laugh when our lack of Spanish caused a misunderstanding - having arrived at the weekend the Camp reception was closed so we went into the bar to pay for our stay, we asked the young man behind the bar if we could pay for our two nights camping, I think 'pay' sounded like 'paella' to him because a few minutes later he came out of the kitchen with two foil containers of takeaway paella - Oops!   Well, luckily he saw the funny side of it when we explained! We left the bar giggling but mildly embarrassed, I always resolve to improve my Spanish but never keep it up once we get home - not much call for it in Billingshurst really!

Overlooking Agua Amarga

With the van replenished of water, toilet emptied etc we headed off for more wild camping first to the pretty bay of Agua Amarga where we stayed on a dried up riverbed and hoped it wouldn't rain (apparently this particular area is known for its flash floods where the water pours down from the mountains in heavy rain) then the next night we stayed in the even prettier bay of La Isleta - a tiny fishing village.

Not much company at La Isleta apart from the seagulls

 This is the first time we have done so much wild camping and really enjoy it - from talking to other motorhomers who tell us where to go, we have discovered so many beautiful places right on the seafront.

La Isleta from a small mountain we climbed!

 But we do like our creature comforts so we stay on a camperstop every couple of days to 'service' the van and perhaps do our laundry in the site washing machine so we had one night on the very nice Camperstop Capo de Gata run by the delightful Manuel, who was very friendly and helpful.

The very tip of Spain!

Which brings us to where we are now on the corner tip of Spain enjoying the lovely long sandy beach (not enjoying the wind so much!) parked right on the beach.

Another beach virtually to ourselves